King’s Hawaiian Maple Brown Sugar Rolls are perfect for breakfast. Or brunch. Or any time you need a roll.
A quick review of the bakery’s limited-edition fall flavor.
The Omnicosm • Saturday Wrap
The Omnicosm Saturday Wrap No. 56
Your weekly rundown of everything from Snackology, Popculturology and The Cold Open.
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Hello! Welcome to the Oct. 31, 2026, edition of the Saturday Wrap. Here’s everything you might have missed from The Omnicosm.
This weekend is the fourth anniversary of Popculturology relaunching as a newsletter. The Omnicosm wouldn’t exist without Popculturology, so I’m offering a whopping 40 percent off yearly The Omnicosm+ subscriptions in honor of this anniversary.
Review: Oreo Thins Espresso Creme is one of the best Oreo flavors ever. Too bad there are only 1,000 packs. | Snackology
You have a chance to win one of these limited-edition packs, and I suggest you take it.
Bill Kuchman
Review: Coke Zero Holiday Creamy Vanilla, my favorite new soda of 2025, is finally back | Snackology
This seasonal flavor should be available all year.
Bill Kuchman
Review: Pepsi finds its own holiday flavor with Vanilla & Cream | Snackology
Pepsi Vanilla & Cream is smooth. But is it smoother than Coke’s own seasonal flavor?
Bill Kuchman
Review: The first new Halo Top flavors in two years have turned me into a fan | Snackology
Mint Chocolate Cookie at only 490 calories per pint? I’m fully on board.
Bill Kuchman
Review: The M&M’s spokescandies assemble for ‘Avengers: Doomsday’ | Snackology
M&M’s x Marvel Packs feature Earth’s mightiest candy-coated chocolates as seven heroes. And one villain.
Bill Kuchman
Roundup: It’s not too late to celebrate Hersheyween | Snackology
Hershey is more than just the 26 million pounds of Reese’s produced for Halloween.
Bill Kuchman
Review: Skip the cereal. Eat this bag of Lucky Charms and Monster Marshmallows. | Snackology
A quick review of the mashup between the best parts of Lucky Charms and Monsters Cereal.
Bill Kuchman
Review: Juice is so much more fun when it comes with a ‘cozy sweater-inspired design’ | Snackology
A quick review of Simply Apple’s Winter Edition Look.
Bill Kuchman
Snack Chat October 2026: Coke and KFC shake up the world of fast food and soda | Snackology
All the snack news you need to know from the past month.
Bill Kuchman
‘SNL UK’ is running circles around ‘SNL’ right now | The Cold Open
The American version of the show needs to take some lessons from its British sibling’s writing and ‘Weekend Update’ work.
Bill Kuchman
Promo: Horror star Inde Navarrette ready to host Halloween ‘SNL’ | Snackology
The ‘Obsession’ star faces the tall task of pulling the show out of its early season spiral.
Bill Kuchman
Elmo, Ashley Padilla and Rocco: ‘Sesame Street’ invades the ‘SNL’ writers’ room | The Cold Open
Is anyone else a bit uncomfortable with Elmo knowing about Domingo?
Bill Kuchman
Ashley Padilla to ‘GQ’: ‘I don’t think I’m stupid, but I think I’m funny’ | The Cold Open
The breakout star discussed her path to ‘SNL’ and how the show’s 50th season affected her first year.
Bill Kuchman
It would be amaze, amaze, amaze if ‘Project Hail Mary’ got an Oscar nom for its Rocky puppeteer | Popculturology
Amazon MGM Studios is pushing to get James Ortiz a Best Supporting Actor nod. PLUS: Patrick Stewart died, ‘Dune: Part Three’ unleashes a new trailer, and so much ‘SNL’ news.
Bill Kuchman
‘I’m doing this for you’: ‘Dune: Part Three’ trailer reveals a mad emperor | Popculturology
I’m looking forward to this movie more than I am ‘Avengers: Doomsday.’
Bill Kuchman
The Box Office Report: ‘Clayface’ sculpts a $24M opening weekend | Popculturology
As the latest installment in the DCU scored the No. 1 spot, ‘You Can See Everything’ saw its weekend haul jump 25 percent from last weekend.
Bill Kuchman
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